Flood Advisory, Haines Borough and Klukwan, 2025-06-20 13:37 AKDT.
Warm daytime temperatures and warmer air in the lower atmosphere is raising freezing levels above 8000 feet. This will increase the amount of snow and ice melt at higher elevations flowing into the streams and rivers. The water levels will rise and fall on a diurnal pattern.
WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues.
WHERE...The Chilkat River near areas around mile post 14 and 24 of the Haines Highway, near Klukwan and the Chilkat River Bridge.
WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Saturday.
IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying areas near the river.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 120 PM AKDT, river gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from upper elevation snowmelt across the advisory area. The Chilkat River Gage near Klukwan shows that the river is currently a half foot above minor flood stage of 126 ft as of 1:20 pm Friday. With warm weather continuing, minor flooding is expected to continue near the Chilkat River.
- For Chilkat River at Klukwan: At 1:20pm the stage was 126.7 feet and rising. Flood Stage is 126 feet. Forecast: An initial crest around 126.8 feet is expected through Friday afternoon followed by a steady state in water levels near minor flood stage Friday evening. Another rise to 127.4 ft is expected late Friday night into Saturday morning.
Impacts: At 126 feet: Bankfull stage. Water will begin to flood backyards along the Chilkat River in the village of Klukwan.
At 126.5 feet: Expect flooding of yards and bank erosion near the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp in the village of Klukwan. Water will flood lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River near Klukwan and start to impact some smokehouse and a river access road.
- For Klehini R NR Klukwan: At 1:20 pm the stage was 86.7 feet.
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Warm daytime temperatures and warmer air in the lower atmosphere is raising freezing levels above 8000 feet. This will increase the amount of snow and ice melt at higher elevations flowing into the streams and rivers. The water levels will rise and fall on a diurnal pattern.
WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues.
WHERE...The Chilkat River near areas around mile post 14 and 24 of the Haines Highway, near Klukwan and the Chilkat River Bridge.
WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Saturday.
IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying areas near the river.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 120 PM AKDT, river gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from upper elevation snowmelt across the advisory area. The Chilkat River Gage near Klukwan shows that the river is currently a half foot above minor flood stage of 126 ft as of 1:20 pm Friday. With warm weather continuing, minor flooding is expected to continue near the Chilkat River.
- For Chilkat River at Klukwan: At 1:20pm the stage was 126.7 feet and rising. Flood Stage is 126 feet. Forecast: An initial crest around 126.8 feet is expected through Friday afternoon followed by a steady state in water levels near minor flood stage Friday evening. Another rise to 127.4 ft is expected late Friday night into Saturday morning.
Impacts: At 126 feet: Bankfull stage. Water will begin to flood backyards along the Chilkat River in the village of Klukwan.
At 126.5 feet: Expect flooding of yards and bank erosion near the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp in the village of Klukwan. Water will flood lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River near Klukwan and start to impact some smokehouse and a river access road.
- For Klehini R NR Klukwan: At 1:20 pm the stage was 86.7 feet.
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